017 Bloody Battle, Escape
Puff, puff, puff, puff!
The metal storm composed of countless bullets possessed an extraordinarily terrifying destructive power. Wherever it passed, whether it was the hard ground, the body fragments scattered across the area, or the surrounding flower beds and plants, everything was torn to pieces. The "Tyrant," the primary target, was hit by countless bullets in an instant. Even its massive body became blurry under the onslaught of bullets and flames.
But what was unbelievable was that these large-caliber bullets, which possessed incredible destructive power and penetrating ability, only tore through the Tyrant's gray-white skin upon impact. They were blocked by a series of dull sounds, like rotten leather. In the end, most of the bullets were lodged in the Tyrant's muscles, which were as hard as iron and incredibly tough!
Only the "shells" fired from the 25mm machine guns mounted on the armored vehicles could cause further harm to this monster. However, even then, they only left some relatively shallow blood holes in its body.
So, although the Tyrant appeared to be covered with wounds and looked extremely miserable at that moment, in fact, the injuries were not fatal!
"No, this is impossible!"
At that moment, a roar suddenly came through the video: "Didn't the police say they had injured this monster with a pistol? How is it possible that even a 25mm machine gun can't kill it now? What's going on?"
"Oh no!"
Anirudh's heart tightened when he heard the roar emanating from the video.
He remembered that the system had mentioned that after the apocalypse, the monsters that appeared would be able to continuously devour life to strengthen themselves. The Tyrant in the video had occupied the Jeevan Daan Hospital in the city for a whole day, devouring countless lives. Naturally, its strength had increased significantly!
These soldiers... were in danger!
Roar!
Sure enough, almost the moment Anirudh had thought of it, the Tyrant—already covered in wounds, with its skin and flesh nearly shredded by bullets—let out a roar. Then, it kicked off with its legs and, defying the barrage of bullets, its huge body actually leapt up, clearing the storm of bullets, and finally landed on an armored vehicle. It swung its claws and slashed fiercely at the machine gun mounted on the roof of the armored vehicle!
The armored vehicle used by the New Delhi reinforcements was the ZSL*** wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, also known as the WZ551 infantry fighting vehicle. It was equipped with a powerful 25mm machine gun and a 7.62mm squad machine gun, along with strong defensive capabilities.
However, in front of the Tyrant's sharp claws, the armor that was capable of withstanding small-caliber rocket launchers and the 25mm machine gun was no more than a layer of thick cardboard. It offered little resistance and was torn apart with a violent, metallic tearing sound. A large hole was ripped open in the roof, exposing several terrified soldiers inside!
Roar!
The Tyrant roared again, stretching out its right arm and piercing through the soldiers with its claws like daggers. It retracted its arm, grabbed one of the soldiers still fighting in front of it, opened its mouth wide, and bit off the soldier's head.
Snap!
The human skull, hard as it may be, seemed fragile in front of the Tyrant's sharp teeth and powerful bite muscles. With a crisp snap, the soldier's head shattered, and the Tyrant swallowed it whole.
Afterward, it grabbed the soldier's body and drank the blood pouring from the severed head, swallowing it greedily as though it were wine.
What was strange was that as the Tyrant devoured the flesh and blood, its scarred body began secreting a small amount of blue liquid. As the liquid was secreted, the Tyrant's wounds began to heal at an incredible rate, almost visible to the naked eye!
Anirudh stopped breathing as he witnessed this scene.
This creature can actually heal by devouring flesh and blood!
"Hit its eyes! The Tyrant relies on its eyes to locate its target. If its eyes are blinded, its combat effectiveness will be reduced by at least half!"
"Ordinary weapons are useless, so use tank guns and rocket launchers to kill it!"
At this moment, Chandan couldn't help himself and connected to the live broadcast voice system. He shouted, "Its weak points are the head and heart!"
"Chandan, why are you... Never mind, we'll talk about this later!"
As Chandan shouted, a voice, somewhat doubtful, was heard through the live video. But it soon decisively shouted, "Everyone, listen up, focus your attack on the Tyrant's eyes and heart. Rocket troops and tanks, hit it hard!"
Although using tank guns and rocket launchers in a small environment like a hospital posed the risk of accidental damage, and the foggy weather made aiming difficult, at this point, they couldn't afford to worry about that!
Click, click, click, click!
With the order given, several tanks that had surrounded the Tyrant turned their turrets and began to aim. At the same time, some soldiers took out individual rocket launchers and started adjusting them, preparing to fire at any moment!
The soldiers' attack targets were now concentrated on the Tyrant's face, with a barrage of bullets sweeping in!
Puff, puff, puff, puff!
Though visibility was low due to the foggy weather, many of the bullets still struck the Tyrant's face.
Then, with a series of dull thuds, blood began to bloom on the Tyrant's face. At the same time, its right eye exploded, releasing a huge amount of blood and tissue that spilled onto the ground!
This tactic was effective!
Boom!
What's more important was that, at the moment the Tyrant's right eye was destroyed, a tank finally fired.
Unfortunately, the foggy weather hindered the accuracy of the shot. While the Tyrant's body was much larger than a normal human's, it was still relatively small for a tank, so the shot flew past its body, striking the emergency building behind it.
In an instant, accompanied by a loud roar, brilliant flames erupted from the emergency building. Countless fragments shot out from the shockwave, scattering in all directions. A large hole, more than three meters in diameter, appeared in the building, causing it to crumble and fill with smoke!
The power of the tank was terrifying!
Roar!
Like the Licker, the Tyrant obviously had a high level of intelligence, which was why it had prioritized attacking the armored vehicle earlier.
Because of this, when it saw the destructive power of the tank, the Tyrant's blood-red pupils narrowed. Then, it roared, using its strong right arm to shield itself, as if holding a shield. Despite the ongoing barrage of bullets, it leapt up and pounced directly onto the tank!
The Tyrant then swung its left arm, grabbing the soldier operating the machine gun on top of the tank. It bit into the soldier, devouring his flesh and blood to heal itself, before swinging its right claw violently and slashing at the tank's roof.
Obviously, it intended to destroy the tank's armor just as it had done to the armored vehicle, and then kill the driver inside!
But a tank is not an armored vehicle. Its defense is far superior!
Moreover, the tanks involved in this battle were Type 99A main battle tanks, known as the "Kings of Land Warfare." Their heavy composite armor was so advanced that it could withstand even anti-tank missiles, let alone the claws of the Tyrant!
The next moment, with a violent metallic tearing sound, although the Tyrant's claws dug deeply into the composite armor on the tank's top, they failed to tear it open completely. Instead, the claws got stuck inside and could not be withdrawn!
"Die!"
At this critical moment, a soldier was seen adjusting a rocket launcher and pressing the firing button with all his might.
Whoosh!
The next instant, accompanied by a flash of fire and a deafening roar, a rocket shot through the air, striking the Tyrant, whose right claw was stuck in the tank's armor and couldn't escape!
Boom!
While this rocket launcher wasn't equipped with the most lethal fuel-air explosive warhead due to the urban setting, its power was still immense.
In an instant, accompanied by an ear-splitting explosion, a brilliant flame burst out from the warhead, engulfing the Tyrant. The shockwave swept across, blowing away much of the thick fog!
"He's dead now, right?"
Looking at the scene on the screen, Anirudh and Chandan couldn't help but clench their fists.
Roar!
But to their shock, the Tyrant's strength was far greater than they had imagined. Before the flames could even dissipate, a massive figure emerged from the fire, roaring as it landed heavily on the ground!
It was the Tyrant!
It was not dead!
Though the Tyrant was severely charred and large chunks of flesh had been torn away, with bones exposed in many places, the worst damage seemed to have been done to its chest bone armor, which had been shattered. Some shrapnel and bone fragments were lodged in its heart, causing purple-black blood to pour out and spill everywhere!
What was even more important was that the Tyrant's once-majestic right arm had been completely blown off, leaving only a charred stump!
At this point, the Tyrant was nearly defeated!
"Kill it!"
The serious voice echoed once more through the communication system.
Roar!
However, before the rocket soldiers and tanks could aim and fire again, the heavily injured Tyrant let out another wild roar. It leaped up, ignoring the bullets that continued to strike it, and with great strides, it rushed into the fog at an astonishing speed!
Then, a series of intensive gunshots were heard from the direction of the blockade line, and exclamations were heard from the communication channel.
The tyrant, this terrible monster, actually chose to escape after being severely injured!
Seeing this scene, Anirudh's heart sank suddenly.
In today's foggy environment, with the Tyrant's speed and defense, if he insists on escaping, the soldiers outside the blockade may not be able to stop him.
However, compared with the consequences of the tyrant's escape, what Anirudh was more worried about was the tyrant's escape itself!
Considering the performance of the Licker when it retreated halfway, as well as the fighting wisdom displayed by the two in the battle, he was certain that both the Tyrant and the Licker had extremely high intelligence!
Even though their intelligence is not as good as that of humans, it is enough for them to do many things!
Thinking of this, Anirudh was full of worries about the future of mankind.
I'm not afraid that zombies can fight, I'm just afraid that zombies have culture.
How will humans ultimately respond to these intelligent high-level zombies?